Graffiti can be an art. It's occasionally really good and/or requires a lot of skill. Unfortunately, the vast majority of it really sucks: these are largely illegible "tags" that gangs, angst ridden teenagers and other assorted nerds scribble on buildings or vehicles.
But even the crappy kind of graffiti is fun sometimes. Like the detail oriented bit of vandalism on the right. This picture was taken at Spadina station in Toronto at some point in the year 2004 (you see the "dina" of Spadina). The black bit of iconography represents a streetcar. And much like streetcars are tagged, this symbol of a streecar is too. Cute.
2 comments:
Can we shoot dead, the juvenile delinquents who are responsible for most of the bad graffiti art in this city, and then draw the outline of their bodies and have a coloring contest. We can also use this type of art as part of their eulogy - we'll kill two birds with one stone... or one bullet...
? - I forgot the question mark as part of my question.
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